Fender Custom Shop 1963 Telecaster Relic, with a 3A rosewood fingerboard in Olympic White finish.

New for 2024, Fender Custom Shop presents the 1963 Telecaster Relic. A beautifully handcrafted reproduction of the Telecaster from Fender's golden age, this guitar perfectly captures the characteristics of that era.

The two-piece select alder body is artfully aged in Relic Aged Olympic White, Fiesta Red, and Lake Placid Blue finishes and is paired with a rift-sawn maple neck featuring an oval '60s-style "C" shape and a rosewood fingerboard. With the iconic midrange and bite of the hand-wound Custom Shop Original Blackguard bridge pickup, and the crystal-clear sound of the hand-wound Custom Shop Twisted Tele neck pickup, this guitar delivers classic Telecaster tone with amazing versatility.

It featureS a 9.5" radius, 21 narrow frets (6105), Modern Tele wiring with Greasebucket tone circuit, 3-way pickup selector, 3-ply mint green pickguard, '58-'63 Tele bridge with steel saddles, vintage-style tuners, bone nut, and also includes a deluxe hardshell case, strap, and certificate of authenticity.

Features

• Neck Material: Rift Sawn Maple
• Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Neck Shape: '60s Oval "C"
• Neck Thickness: .820"
• Bottom Neck Width: 2.200"
• Neck Thickness at Fret: 12.890"
• Fretboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
• Fretboard Material: 3A Rosewood
• Inlay Position: Vintage Clay Dot
• Number of Frets: 21
• Truss Rod: Early '60s
• String Nut: Bone
• Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
• Nut Material: Bone
• Body: 2-Piece Select Maple
• Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Body Material: 2-Piece Select Alder
• Bridge: 3-Saddle Vintage-Style String-Through-Body Tele with Threaded Steel Barrel Saddles
• Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green
• Tuning Knobs: Knurled Chrome
• Pickup Selector Tip: Top Hat Style, Black
• Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
• Tuning Keys: Vintage-Style with Fender Logo
• String Guides: American Vintage '56-'58
• Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046)
• Neck Plate: 4-Bolt with Custom Shop "V" Logo and Serial Number
• Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Original Blackguard Single-Coil Tele
• Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Twisted Single-Coil Tele
• Pickup Setting: SS
• Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
• 3-Way Switching: 1. Bridge Pickup, 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, 3. Neck Pickup
• Included Accessories: Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap, and Certificate of Authenticity.